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Famous Studios (renamed Paramount Cartoon Studios in 1956) was the first animation division of the film studio Paramount Pictures from 1942 to 1967. Famous was established as a successor company to Fleischer Studios, after Paramount seized control of the aforementioned studio amid the departure of its founders, Max and Dave Fleischer, in 1942. [1]
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Fleischer Studios dissolution
See also: Fleischer Studios Fleischer Studios was a successful animation studio responsible for producing successful cartoon shorts starring characters such as Betty Boop and Popeye the Sailor. The studio moved its operations from New York City to Miami Beach in 1938, following union problems and the start of production on its first feature film, Gulliver's Travels (1939). While Gulliver was a success, the expense of the move and the expanded staff required to produce the feature created f...
Early years
Shortly after the takeover, Paramount began plans to move a significantly downsized Famous Studios back to New York, a move completed early in 1943. Virtually all of the Famous staff, from voice artist/storyman Jack Mercer and storyman Carl Meyer to animators such as Myron Waldman, David Tendlar, Tom Johnson, Nicholas Tafuri, and Al Eugster, were holdovers from the Fleischer era. These artists remained with Famous/Paramount for much of the studio's existence. As at Fleischer's, the head an...
Later period and sales of cartoon libraries
Sam Buchwald died of a heart attack in 1951. Seymour Kneitel and Isadore Sparber became the production heads of the studio shortly afterward, and Dave Tendlar was promoted to director in 1953. The mid and late-1950s brought a number of significant changes for Famous Studios. In 1955, Paramount sold most of their pre-October 1950 shorts and cartoons, except for the Popeye and Superman shorts, to U.M.&M. T.V. Corp. for television distribution. The Popeye cartoons were acquired by Associat...
Theatrical short film series
1. Main article: List of Famous Studios series 1. Popeye the Sailor (inherited from Fleischer Studios, 1942 – 1957) 2. Superman(inherited from Fleischer Studios, 1942 – 1943) 3. Noveltoons(1943 – 1967) 4. Little Lulu(1943 – 1948) 5. Screen Songs (1947 – 1951; originally produced by Fleischer Studios) 6. Casper the Friendly Ghost(1950 – 1959) 7. Baby Huey(1951 – 1959) 8. Kartunes(1951 – 1953) 9. Herman and Katnip(1952 – 1959) 10. Tommy Tortoise and Moe Hare(1953 – 1957) 11. Modern Madcaps(1958...
Television series
1. Segments of Felix the Cat(1958 – 1961; outsourced from Joe Oriolo Productions and Trans-Lux) 2. Segments of Popeye the Sailor(1960 – 1962; outsourced from King Features) 3. The New Casper Cartoon Show (1962 – 1963, produced for Harvey Films) 4. Segments of King Features Trilogy (1962 – 1964; outsourced from King Features) 4.1. Twelve of the Paramount-produced shorts in this series were released theatrically in 1962 under the title Comic Kings. 5. The Mighty Thor segments of The Marvel Supe...
On June 20, 1995, Simitar Entertainment, Inc. released a 35-pack VHS/Betamax set of a digitally remastered collection of public domain “Great Fun-Filled Cartoon Classics: Paramount Cartoon Classics”, under its sublabel, Simitar Kids Video. On August 23, 1998, Simitar Entertainment, Inc. released a digitally remastered collection of public domain “F...
Jun 17, 2022 · Famous Studios Restored Cartoons. The best of Famous Studio's animations and their Screen Song Sing Along classic cartoons. Distributed to theaters by Paramount Studios, these fun family...
Famous Studios (renamed Paramount Cartoon Studios in 1956) was the animation division of the film studio Paramount Pictures from 1942 to 1967. Famous was founded as a successor company to Fleischer Studios , after Paramount acquired Fleischer Studios and ousted its founders, Max and Dave Fleischer, in 1941.
Mar 19, 2022 · Paramount's Noveltoons - The Famous Studios Collection (1943-67) A classic collection of over 70 Noveltoon shorts with Casper the Friendly Ghost, Baby Huey, Herman and Katnip, Little Audrey, Buzzy the Funny Crow, and many more! Produced by Famous Studios for Paramount Pictures between 1943 and 1967.
This is a list of the 122 cartoons of the Popeye the Sailor film series produced by Famous Studios (later known as Paramount Cartoon Studios) for Paramount Pictures from 1942 to 1957, with 14 in black-and-white and 108 in color. [1]
